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Total Eclipse August 1 2008

2008 Total Eclipse

On Friday 1 August 2008, a total solar eclipse will occur, starting in Northern Canada at 09:21:07 UT, crossing Greenland and the Arctic Ocean, continuing into Russia, then Mongolia and ending in China at 11:21:28 UT.

Maximum Duration of 2 minutes 27 seconds can be seen at location 65.64 degrees N 72.25 degrees E at 10:21:06 on the Russian mainland.

If you are interested in this event and would like to discuss it you can do so in our forum, where you can offer advice on the likelihood of cloud cover and annual averages for various locations along the path of the eclipse. Detailed maps are of this event are also posted in this thread...

Click here for the 2008 Total Solar Eclipse thread.

Please note that we make no guarantee about the accuracy of the eclipse maps on this website and you should perform your own detailed checks before making travel arrangements.